1、Maybe you should learn to relax!,UNIT 2,Are you busy in a week? What do you do after school?,have piano lessons,study English,study math,Section 1 Before You Read,What do you usually do after class?,I do:,I dont do:,play football,listen to music,What does she do after school?,She stays at home and w

2、atches TV.,He studies for a test.,Section 1 Before You Read,Look up these words in a dictionary.,football,complain,pressure,freedom,organized,pushy,compare,查字典是學(xué)習(xí)的好辦法. 但是因為語境的原因,有時候給你 的意思是錯誤的.因此,最好是用學(xué)習(xí)字典,幫助你理解單詞 在不同的語境下的意思.,Reading Skills,1.速讀以求理解 2.帶著問題復(fù)讀 3.細讀解決疑難,Questions Do American and British

3、children do many after-school activities? Are many children under pressure? Do parents these days push their children much harder than before? When does competition between families start?,Section 2 While You Read,Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough.

4、 After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children dont get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and its time for homework.,生活對于Cathy Taylor的三個孩子來說是 非常忙碌的.,這些疲倦的孩子們要到晚上7點才得到家.,Section 2 While You R

5、ead,The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.,他們把孩子從一個活動送到另

6、一個活動. 竭盡全力把孩子的生活填滿.,在繁重的壓力下.,Section 2 While You Read,Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of

7、 things, and they feel their own children should do the same.,固執(zhí)的家長們沒有新的變化, 但是更多的家長 把孩子們推向這些壓力之下.,Section 2 While You Read,Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all

8、 other children. Its crazy. People shouldnt push their kids so hard.”,人們不應(yīng)該兇狠的把他們的孩子們推向 這種壓力下.,Section 2 While You Read,Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids lives for them. When t

9、hese kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.”,這些孩子們就會發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)他們長大后要自己 思考問題是多么困難的事.,家長們總是盡力為他們的孩子們計劃事情. 但是當(dāng)孩子們成年后就回發(fā)現(xiàn)自己計劃事情很 困難.,Section 2 While You Read,Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized act

10、ivities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.,1.Why is Cathy Taylor very busy? 2.Why are the children under too much pressure? 3.What does Linda Miller think ? 4.What does Dr Alice Green think?,fit 適合；適應(yīng) pressure 壓力 complain 抱怨；控

11、訴 include 包括，包含 pushy 一意孤行的 crazy 瘋狂的 themselves 他們自己 adult 成年人 organized 有組織的,notuntil 直到才 as much as possible 盡可能多 send to 發(fā)送到 all kinds of 各種;許多 compare .with 和比較 on the one hand 在一方面 on the other hand 在另一方面,Read these statements. Is the situation the same in China? American and British children

12、do many after-school activities. 2. Many children are under pressure. 3. Parents these days push their children much harder than before. 4. Competition between families starts at a young age. 5. Children should have free time to relax.,Section 3 After You Read,Pressure is a serious problem in todays

13、 world. What should we do to relax. Lets discuss.,Questions: When do you feel under pressure? What should you do to relax?,Maybe you should learn to relax!,Check and interview: sports practice the fitness gym language classes music lessons tutoring for school subjects playing computer games,If you are Dr Alice Green. Give advice to Cathy.,Dear friend, I am very busy all the week. I have to play the piano every day. I do lots of homework from Mon